Working with the TechNow lab for the PA-215: Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials FastTrack course has been nothing less than a techie's idea of fun. When students come in we are immediatly configuring the Cisco 3750 switches for access ports, VLANS, and trunks. We then cable the switch to the Palo Alto Networks Firewall. Each student gets their own Palo Alto Firewall Pod of hardware and software. What we find as fun is the VLAN environment, with an array of virtual machines hosted on an ESXi server that can really exercise the abilities of the Palo Alto Firewall. The DMZ VLAN hosts virtual machines that support enterprise services and also potentialy vulnerable web services. The Trust VLAN has Windows and Linux clients. The UnTrust VLAN has Web services and a VM of Kali. The hardware Firewall is additionally connected to a Management VLAN. All those VLANs are trunked into an ESXi server where the student also has a VM-Series Palo Alto Networks Firewall for High Availability.
After configuring all the trunking, VLANs, and network interfaces we learn about the firewall and configure it for the lab environment. Using Metasploitable and Kali/Metasploit nefarious penetration attempts are executed. Using packet captures, custom APP-ID's and custom signatures are generated. Custom logging and reporting are created to similate and enterprise and assist the desired Incident Response. It is always fun in a training environment to learn all about the controls available in a product, even though specific controls may not be used in the operational environment. In the end we have a good understanding of the Palo Alto Networks Firewall.
Course Overview:
This course details how a well-educated Product Owner and a knowledgeable Scrum Master can work together to deliver a successful product with Agile principles using SCRUM approach. Designed specifically for students who want to learn the mechanics of an Agile / Scrum team being led by a Product Owner and a Scrum Master.
This course offers a firm grasp of Agile principles as they relate to new product development. If you need to learn what is required to lead or participate in an Agile effort using the SCRUM approach within your organization, this course covers the Agile adaptive life cycle framework and everything in between.
Attendees to PM-232: Product Owner and Scrum Master Roles in AGILE using SCRUM will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
Duration: 2 Days
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the Scrum Flow, the core components of the Scrum framework
- Understand the principles of empirical process control
- Understand the scope of the Product Owner role in detail
- Understand the scope of the Scrum Master role at a high level
- Understand the scope of the Scrum team roles and why there is no project manager
- Understand how the Scrum Master measures team velocity
- Understand the importance of having the product vision as an overarching goal galvanizing the entire Scrum team
- Understand the relationship between the vision and the product roadmap
- Understand the different estimation levels in Scrum
- Understand what the Product Backlog is and what it is not
- Understand Product Backlog grooming
- Understand that Scrum planning is adaptive, iterative, incremental, and collaborative
Target Student:
- Designed specifically for Agile project team members, product owners, project leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the Agile Framework.
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Course Overview:
This course is a project management certification that provides validation of fundamental project management skills. This course will confirm a project manager’s knowledge of the project life cycle, from initiation and planning, through execution, acceptance, support and closure. Students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to complete projects on time and within budget, and learn common project management terminology used throughout the industry.
Attendees to CT-210: Project+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
| Date/Time |
Event |
10/13/2026 - 10/16/2026
08:00 -16:00
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CT-210: Project+
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
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12/14/2026 - 12/17/2026
08:00 -16:00
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CT-210: Project+
TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX
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Duration: 4 Days
Course Objectives:
- Project Initiation
- Project planning, estimating and scheduling.
- Creating project plans
- Managing people
- Managing cost and evaluating project performance
- Project closure
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of project management
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User: ChiefsLeo94
Instructor comments: Mr. Moore was very knowledgeable in the subject area and kept us on target and interested in subject area by inputting relevant stories from his project management experience.
Facilities comments: Room was adequate for the training environment just big enough for the class size and still not feel like a broom closet.
User: trosale8
Instructor comments: very knowledgeable and very supportive and empathetic. Taught us not only the content but the test-taking techniques. Instructor talks during lab/practice tests which is harder to concentrate.
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TechNow has been training IT, programming, and Cyber Security for over 28 years. To stay competitive and to adequately secure an enterprise, organizations need to move towards the DevOps Model. DevOps breaks down barriers between the developer and operations teams to improve collaboration and communication.
DevOps is radically changing the way organizations design, build, deploy, and operate online systems. Development and Operations teams come together to move requirements through a continuous workflow.
DevOps leaders deploy hundreds of changes every day, utilizing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery to leave their competitors behind. As DevOps becomes commonplace, organizations need to evolve their security practices to the DevOps Model.
Here is our list of DevOps related courses.
Course Overview:
This course identifies how business analysts can elicit Agile requirements by writing user stories from use cases and personas of customer profiles. This leads to the processes of confirming the validity and usability for quality of the product development. An Agile Business Analyst has become a new recognized role within the other Agile Framework roles.
Attendees to PM-242:Defining Agile Requirements with User Stories will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.
Dates/Locations:
Duration: 2 Days
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the Scrum Flow, the core components of the Scrum framework
- Understand the scope of the Product Owner role in detail
- Understand the scope of the Agile Business Analysis role in coordination with the Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team
- Understand the scope of the Scrum Master role at a high level
- Understand the scope of the Scrum Development Team roles
- Document the interactions between the user of a system and the system itself
- Dive into understanding the Agile principles for requirements using user stories in a card, conversation, and confirmation format
Target Student:
- Designed specifically for Agile project team members, product owners, project leaders and business analysts or anyone wanting to understand the Agile Framework.
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